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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Off-the-shelf

Hi.
What's the difference between 'off-the-shelf' and 'premade'? As in:
off–the–shelf software
Thanks in advance
  

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soheil1 premade' That is not a term I know. Perhaps you mean 'prefabricated'. e.

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soheil1premade'
That is not a term I know. Perhaps you mean 'prefabricated'. 'Off the shelf' refers more to design, in contradistinction to 'customized' or 'tailor-made'...both of which could also be prefabricated (i.e. made before sale).